This is my photo, but this is not my plant. The flower stalk was about 48" high.

Beautiful bloom, but aweful smelling.

Man does this stink!

This is ready to sprout foliage.

Leaf is close to 1 meter diameter

just beginning to bloom

Open bloom

Notice how the pistil turns white and bumpy inside the bloom.

Four plants after they open up about 4 feet tall.

my two largest Konjacs from last year

Left bulb out all winter and it came back! In Michigan! It even has a buddy. No, it didn't bloom!

Close up of leaves. The main plant is almost 4 feet tall.

Very beautiful but smelly 16 1/2 flower.

plant show, Los Angeles, California

The flower (including the stalk) is around 5' at this time, just starting to stink.

Within minutes of putting it outside there were dozens of flies and a bunch of these bugs on the flower.

Even on the deck a little stench would come inside when the side door was opened. Yuck!!

I'm 5ft 6 inches.

Amorphophallus Konjac and "Guests" spring 2007

Amorphophallus Konjac Ovule and stigma spring 2008

3-2009, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI

The very first blossom from our bulb.

A look down inside.

mom is the larger stalk w/her baby

cactus and succulent intercity show, Los Angeles 2014

At Jardin botanique de Caen. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens, an expert horticulturalist and plant enthusiast who gives lectures and classes around the USA including at Longwood Gardens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. Learn more about him and his love of all things horticulture at http://www.karlgercens.com/